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Version: v0.0.8

Function: decodeElementValue()

decodeElementValue(element): DicomValue

Decode an Element's value to a typed DicomValue. Pure + fail-safe: it never throws and never coerces a malformed value to a plausible-but-wrong one. Called lazily (and memoized) by Element.value.

Parameters​

element​

Element

Returns​

DicomValue

Example​

import { parseDicom } from "@cosyte/dicom";
const ds = parseDicom(buf);
const v = ds.get("00280010")?.value; // Rows (US)
if (v?.kind === "numbers") console.log(v.values[0]);